UNA/Wake County Chapter invites you to our September 2004 Program Meetings:

Tuesday the 14^th — lunch (12 - 2pm) and evening (6 - 8pm);

Theme:

Refugees and their Problems

Topic:

A Case study: The Darfur Refugees (from Sudan) in Chad

Speaker:

Maryanne Leblanc, Sanitary Engineer and Public Health Specialist

We will have a short introductory presentation on the magnitude of the refugee problem world wide, followed by a presentation by Ms. Maryanne Leblanc on her just completed experience in Chad working to maintain the well-being of the refugees streaming into Chad from the Darfur sector of the Sudan. She will discuss the problems that have to be dealt with and the organizations that are trying to do the job, including the UNHCR. Maryanne has been working to help refugees and other groups in the developing world, particularly in Africa and Asia, for nearly 25 years. Before the Chad assignment, she worked in India (in a hotspot with ethnic/religious problems) and in Kazakhstan. She has had many short-term assignments all over the world, including one with me in Mali in 1996.

Also on the Agenda:

1. Report of the latest UNA/Wake Co. Board meeting by Pres. I.T. Littleton;
2. Brief report on the Southeastern World Affairs Conference held in Black Mountain, NC the last weekend of July — a written summary will be distributed;
3. News about the UN Day dinner in October and other upcoming programs.

Date and Time

Two chances to catch this kickoff of the season:

• Tuesday noon, September 14^th (12 to 2 pm) — buffet lunch begins at 12 noon
• Tuesday evening, September 14^th (6 to 8 pm) — buffet supper begins at 6:00pm

Place:

Dogwood A&B Room under the Belk Dining Room at Meredith College — opposite the Oak Room. Enter the Meredith campus from the Faircloth Road entrance off Wade Avenue, turn right at the stop sign, and follow the road up the hill until there are parking places on both sides of the street -- the dining hall will be on your left. If no parking space is open, back track and go left into the staff parking lot.

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Click building "2." on the Campus Maps

Price:

$10 for most folks; $5 for students

Reservations and Information:

Please send your check (made out to UNA-Wake Co.) to:

J.L. Roush,
8204 Gresham Trace Lane,
Raleigh, NC 27615

-- note whether lunch or supper and mail by September 8^th.
If you are not able to send your check by the 8^th, e-mail Jim L. Roush at JLRoush@aol.com or call Sally Cook at 467-3642.
We have to give a definite count to the cook by early Monday, the 13^th.